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Iceland built 1,756 wheelchair ramps in the past 4 years. Why can’t other countries do that?

Fast Company Tech

Thorleifsson has experienced such access barriers to public spaces throughout his life, but the turning point came on a late-night walk with his family in downtown Reykjavk, when he couldnt join his son in a corner store because of a single step at the entrance. Now, the team plans to expand the initiative to Paris and Lviv, Ukraine.

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Didi gets hit by Chinese government, and Pelo raises $150M

TechCrunch

Hello and welcome back to Equity , TechCrunch’s venture-capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. The company went public last week. What a busy weekend we missed while mostly hearing distant explosions and hugging our dogs close. That decision blocked new user signups.

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Equity Monday: More venture money for Europe, and public companies blast off

TechCrunch

Hello and welcome back to Equity , TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. The UK government is putting together a venture fund of sorts ? Here’s what we got into this fine Monday morning: Skydio raises $170 million , a huge sum for the drone company.

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Brazil is using the law to push innovation, but here’s how it can do more

The Next Web

This is a step forward for the Good Law—which has already helped Brazil a lot—but private business and government need to start doing more to truly help launch Brazil’s mobile potential. This introduction of a public law coincided with a private phenomenon: the quick emergence of a strong middle class with more purchasing power than ever.

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Equity Monday: Stocks up, cryptos up, regulation up

TechCrunch

Hello and welcome back to Equity , TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. And what the Indian government is doing to its own technology industry is not encouraging. And the SPAC boom is not over yet , with yet another Virgin space company headed for the public markets.

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The most innovative companies in economic development for 2025

Fast Company Tech

And PIDC , a public-private investment group in Philadelphia, is redeveloping the centuries-old U.S. But the challenging road required to hit that target inspired the city government to seek out new kinds of partnerships to meet that bold pledge. Naval Shipyard with a $1 billion diversity pledge. to adopt a net zero goal back in 2019.

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The Ultimate Guide to the Google Ad Grant: 2020 Edition

Nonprofit Tech for Good

What’s more, every 501(c)(3) nonprofit – other than hospitals, schools, and government organizations – is eligible for the Google Grant. Informing and educating the public by attracting new visitors to blog posts, videos, and PDF resources. You cannot be a hospital, school, or government agency . To be eligible: .

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